They say most of George R.R. Martin's next Ice of Fire book will spend about 800 pages on House Cumberbatch in the distant moors somewhere off the Riverlands, full of wonderful characters and places no one ever thought to care about before!

Lord Benedict will one day reclaim his rightful position, so the smallfolk say.

log_jammin:why have I not heard the name "Benedict Cumberbatch" before and why am I, apparently, the only one who finds it so amusing?

No, it's quite amusing in a rather childish way, I suppose, and as has been pointed out, it's such a very British name. Which reminds me, I had a good laugh the other day when listening to a podcast interview with Brent Spiner, where he related how he and Patrick Stewart met Benedict in a restaurant, and one of the female members of the audience squealed in glee at the mention of him. They referred to it as "cumberbatching" and used it several times during the rest of the podcast. I'm not sure how, but I intend to use it myself in conversation one of these days...

Borscht Belt comedians made that joke in the 40's and 50's.Shakespeare made that joke at the Globe Theatre.The well-known stand-up philosopher Comicus made that joke working the main room at The Palace.

Mid_mo_mad_man:Bob Down: HotWingAgenda: That joke only makes sense outside the US, where circumcision is the norm no matter what religion you are, due to health practices.

As it was in other countries until Washing Yourself was invented.

Washing doesn't prevent cancer of the penis and stds including aids.

Circumsision doesn't prevent it either, it merely lowers your risk factor. By a pretty sizable percentage points, but double-digit reductions in extremely small percentages results in fairly small reductions. As in, it isn't enough for it to be much of a factor overall.

That and neither of those reasons is why it is so prevalent in the US, where it has been that way for decades and those are both fairly recent findings.

entropic_existence:Mid_mo_mad_man: Bob Down: HotWingAgenda: That joke only makes sense outside the US, where circumcision is the norm no matter what religion you are, due to health practices.

As it was in other countries until Washing Yourself was invented.

Washing doesn't prevent cancer of the penis and stds including aids.

Circumsision doesn't prevent it either, it merely lowers your risk factor. By a pretty sizable percentage points, but double-digit reductions in extremely small percentages results in fairly small reductions. As in, it isn't enough for it to be much of a factor overall.

That and neither of those reasons is why it is so prevalent in the US, where it has been that way for decades and those are both fairly recent findings.

Anything that's is cheap, simple and makes condom usage more effective should be done. I doubt I'm missing anything not have a foreskin.